Efficiency assessment is made on the basis of mines of the Pechora coal basin, which is typical for the coal industry as a whole on the state of new construction and reconstruction of existing mines for 1959-1980 in the Pechora basin, reconstructed four mines.

The share of the mining industry in the value of gross output is small - about 8%, which is explained by relatively low prices for raw materials. At the same time, mining industries account for about 30% of the value of fixed assets and about 40% of capital investments.